Assistant Manager - Legal Administration

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Participate effectively as member of a team delivering all aspects of world-class IP legal services.

• Assist in all aspects of trade mark clearance, prosecution, registration, conflicts and renewals for example: - Conduct preliminary clearance searches; analyse results and prepare draft reports to the business;

• Instruct clearance searches in the relevant territory and analyse results and prepare draft reports to the business;

• File trade mark applications and prosecute through to registration (e.g. deal with examination reports and supporting documentation) via our dedicated agent;

• Review draft opposition/revocation/cancellation notices for trade mark proceedings, collect and collate evidence to support all opposition proceedings and prepare draft supporting observations; - Manage all relevant data input, liaising with external agents and counsel;

• Assist the various IP Counsels with litigation and enforcement work involving USL’s IP rights.

• Assist the USL Marketing Counsel generally.

• Litigation case management (MIS).

• Coordinating with external lawyers on regular basis for case updates; timely invoicing; vendor onboarding and lawyer engagement formalities.

• Document management; maintenance of case records.

• Generally supporting the internal Litigation counsel in day to day administrative work.

• Review and approve advertising and marketing materials.

• Legal research.

• Contract review & negotiation.